In
this new album for White Cloud I've again drawn on my passion
for Celtic and medieval stories; from the legends surrounding
the Grail before it became a Hollywood image; from the Bardic
tale of Deirdre, the 'Lady of Sorrows', who begged to be buried
with her lover, and 'The Green Man' or 'Jack-o-the-Green',
the forester who inspired the fable of Robin Hood.
Songs like 'To Hear the River Sing' and 'Shantyman' are from
my own imagination, coming to life through Jayne Elleson's
wonderful vocals. 'When a Knight won his Spurs' is a song
half remembered from my early schooldays that just seemed
to fit in perfectly with the mood of the new album.
Jayne and I love the emotional multi-layered vocal harmonies
and lush warm string and pad sounds from 'The Blessing Tree'
album (White Cloud 11036-2) so we're sure this new album will
please others like ourselves who listen with their imagination
as well as their ears.